Voluntary standard schemes (VSS) can help accelerate the world towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but governments are not yet seizing this opportunity, a top UNCTAD official said on Thursday.
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Kwesi Nyantakyi Wins FIFA Council Seat
Kwesi Nyantakyi swept onto the FIFA Council with on Thursday when securing 31 votes in a very close race in Cairo.
CHRAJ Clears President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama contravened the gift policy with regards to his decision to accept a ford vehicle gift from a Burkinabe contractor, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has concluded. According to CHRAJ, it was satisfied that the gift in question formed part of gifts prohibited under the Gift Policy under […]
‘GDP Likely to Exceed 4.1% Target’
Ghana’s projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the end of this year is likely to go higher than the projected 4.1 per cent. The technical advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Dr Sam Mensah, said predicted.
MTN Ghana Outperforms Rivals at Industry Awards
MTN Ghana has been crowned the overall CSR Company of the Year for the second consecutive time at the 6th Ghana CSR Excellence Awards (GHACEA). At the same event, MTN Ghana also won the CSR Telecom of the year.
Trade Community Must End the Pointless Subsidies-WTO
The trade community has a responsibility to make the trade in fisheries more inclusive and sustainable, including by ending pointless and harmful fishing subsidies, a top UNCTAD official said at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.
Tigo Business Partners Microsoft, Others to offer Business Solutions to SMEs
Tigo Business, the enterprise arm of Tigo, offering world-class Information and Communications Technology solutions for corporates and SMEs has partnered with Microsoft, Lenovo and IT Worx to support small to medium businesses in Ghana with relevant connectivity to maximize their operations.
GRA, West Blue Set Up Ultra-Modern E-zone Centres at KIA, Tema Port
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and its IT partner-West Blue Consulting have commissioned two electronic zone facilities at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), and Tema port.
Mobile Money Offers GHC15 Million Interest to Customers
Mobile Operators in the electronic money business are paying interests totaling ¢15.6 million to over 15million customers across the country for the first half of 2016.
“Secretive” Bureaucracy Controlling WHO Tobacco Treaty-Report
A little-known bureaucracy based in Geneva that wields enormous influence over governments across the world has been operating in secret to limit access to new technologies that millions of smokers are using to save their lives.